Saturday, August 4, 2012

How Do You Celebrate Birthdays?

Here's a guest post that I was excited to share with the followers of Heidi Raki's blog....

I have a confession to make

....birthdays are not my favorite thing to celebrate...

....there...

I feel better!

So when I was in Walmart the other day and came across these treasures in the new school supply area....I thought they might help me make birthdays a little more special for my kiddos and a little more easier on me :)

On child's birthday, they get to choose a (pre-sharpened and ready to go) pencil and eraser from the pencil pouch....then they get to wear the birthday lanyard throughout the day instead of a sticker (that always fell off before lunchtime anyway)!

If you're at all familiar with Dr. Jean then you know what a "spitfire" she is to watch during a conference/workshop !

I've created a "cheat sheet" to post near the 'meeting area' in my room so I remember what the words are to the songs and chants she talks about in her video.

You can download a copy for your class by clicking on the picture above.

A friend of mine also said she remembered a teacher friend of hers making the day special with a candy bar and a note on the birthday child's desk waiting for them when they come in the room....Uhmmm...not sure I'm ready for THAT...but maybe a roll of smarties for being a year smarter today??? Might have to work on a tag or sticker for that concept...

8 comments:

Great idea for birthdays! I always struggle with that every year, too. I want to make the birthday balloons & put them on a silly straw or something. I'm your newest follower...& have a frog themed classroom. Would love for you to stop by! :)

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